The Tall Ship Glenlee
Restored Victorian three-masted barque berthed on the river, with decks and holds open to explore.
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About this audio guide
This audio guide to The Tall Ship Glenlee in Glasgow follows one Clydebuilt cargo barque from a Port Glasgow slipway in eighteen ninety-six through four names and decades in the Spanish Navy. It touches the crews who sailed her round Cape Horn, the cadets who trained aboard, and the Glasgow enthusiasts who tracked her down in Seville. Best heard standing on the main deck beneath the masts.
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